Chapter 78
Before she came here, the original owner had already betrayed the organization and had secretly smuggled drugs several times.
Zhang Li and Song Hegang didn't know any of this.
There is no need to know.
The announcement issued by the Metropolitan Police Department later will tell the people of Philadelphia everything.
Surrendering is the best outcome for the original owner, otherwise she is worried that the original owner will continue to engage in gray business after regaining consciousness.
Song Yue stroked her wrist, the coldness slowly faded away, and sleepiness came over her.
Have a good night's sleep.
On the morning of October 1st, Song Yue was awakened by the voice of 099.
Unlike the last time he came back, this time 099's voice sounded quite excited.
[Xiaoyue, Xiaoyue~ When can I visit your home~]
As expected, Song Yue was still thinking about this matter. She yawned and said, "Let's wait a few days. I'll give my parents a heads-up first."
[Ah~Okay~]
[Oh, by the way, congratulations, Xiaoyue! Your space has been upgraded to 800m*800m*800m. Now you can store lots of stuff!]
099 was even more excited than she was, but Song Yue showed no emotion.
There's a theory that aptly describes it: The first bun a person eats when hungry provides the greatest utility, while each subsequent bun provides diminishing utility. When a person is completely full, the total utility of the buns reaches its maximum, and the marginal utility drops to zero.
——This is the famous marginal utility theory in economics.
It was the perfect way to describe her feelings about the expanded space.
At first, when the space was only 5 meters in length, width and height, she dreamed of making it bigger, because it meant she could stock up more supplies for herself and her parents, and have more guarantees for survival.
But as she cleared dungeons again and again and the space was upgraded again and again, she gradually lost track of the size of the space.
Because it's too big.
It's so big that even if she moved a skyscraper into it, there would probably still be room left.
Song Yue thought about how long the side of 800m was, but found that he couldn't imagine it, so he went straight into the space.
The moment she stepped in, she only wanted to describe it as vast and boundless.
The field of view from the previous station wagons, RVs and farmland was even smaller.
Song Yue sighed inwardly, then heard 099 say, "Also, the livestock farm module has been unlocked. Xiaoyue, you can check it in your backpack~"
There's even a livestock farm? Song Yue raised her eyebrows. Wouldn't forest farms, ponds, and mines be unlocked one by one in the future?
099 is a little proud: [I can’t rule out this possibility~]
That's great~ At least she can be self-sufficient in food in the future, and she won't have to go to the dungeon to find food anymore.
Thinking of this, she opened her backpack and saw a green lawn with some small buildings on it. However, because the pattern was shrunk, she couldn't see clearly what they were.
So I just picked it out and placed it next to the farmland.
A huge area of grass suddenly appeared before our eyes.
"So big?!" Song Yue was surprised.
She thought that a primary livestock farm was not much bigger than a primary farmland, but when she looked at the area details, she found that it was 100m*100m, which made the empty space feel much more full.
099 continued her words: [This is a primary livestock farm, which can accommodate a maximum of 300 units of livestock. The advanced livestock farm is 400m*400m in size and can accommodate 5760 units of livestock.]
Having said that, 099 secretly felt that she didn't need such a large livestock farm.
He knew his taskmaster.
Xiaoyue does not plan to take the route of handing over to the country. Everything in the natural space belongs to her, so it is actually enough to use primary farmland and primary livestock farms. There is no need to waste life value to upgrade.
Song Yue did think so, but when he heard that the current turf land could accommodate 300 units, he immediately gave up the idea of upgrading.
Wouldn't it be better for her to use these points to buy life-saving items?
As she thought about this, she stepped onto the grass, ready to see what those small buildings that were previously unclear were.
When I got closer, I found that they were chicken coops, pig pens, rabbit sheds and cattle farms.
The facilities are complete, but there is not a single small animal.
[Small animals need to be purchased with points] 099 Awkward reminder.
It's not that he is deliberately stingy, but the mall is set up that way and there is nothing he can do about it.
Song Yue nodded slightly, indicating that she understood.
Then he changed his mind and entered the mall.
There was an additional animal sub-interface. Song Yue clicked on it and saw the selling prices of various items.
Roosters are worth 10 points each, hens are worth 8 points each; boars are worth 14 points each, sows are worth 10 points each; male and female rabbits are worth 2 points each; bulls are worth 20 points each, cows are worth 10 points each, and dairy cows are worth 16 points each.
After looking around, males are generally more expensive than females, except for rabbits, where there is no difference between male and female.
She glanced at the 265 lifespan points. Well, let alone 300 units, she couldn't even afford 30 units.
After thinking about it, Song Yue finally decided to buy one of each of the bulls and cows except for the bulls and cows for the time being. This would cost her a total of 62 points, leaving her with 203 points.
Even though it only cost 62, Song Yue felt a tightness in her heart.
If Aloyna hadn't given her half of the points, she wouldn't have been willing to buy so much.
After placing the purchased animals into the corresponding pens one by one, Song Yue received a cartoon version of the breeding reminder.
There is a whole page of precautions, explaining how to feed food, when to clean it, when to collect eggs/piglets/rabbits/milk, etc.
Very friendly to newbies.
Song Yue followed the instructions and bought some more feed. Feed was very cheap; one point could buy a large bag. Cows and rabbits didn't need feed, as the grassy fields were their food source. In the end, she only spent two points on food for the chickens and pigs.
Because there is a surplus this time, Song Yue also plans to see if there are any seeds at the right price.
There was still half a bag of potato seeds left from the one 099 gave her last time, and since she didn't need to buy any for the time being, she simply skipped it.
Cabbage seeds were very cheap, only 1 point per bag, so Song Yue bought them without hesitation. In addition, thinking that eating more radishes would be good for the body in the cold season, he bought another bag of white radishes, spending 3 points.
The final balance of points is 197, which I will use to buy items before entering the dungeon next time.
After doing all this, Song Yue got up from the bed.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw Lin Xiaojuan and Song Tianyuan standing at the bedroom door.
Song Yue knew why they were like this.
Every time they came back from the dungeon, their faces were filled with worry.
"Mom and Dad, I'm fine." Not wanting to worry them, Song Yue said with a smile.
But as a parent, it's understandable that they wouldn't worry about their children. Lin Xiaojuan kept looking her up and down, finally taking her hand and looking around to confirm that she was not injured. Then she breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, fortunately, she's fine."
Song Tianyuan added: "Your mother is worried because you haven't gotten up yet~"
Although they came to Song Yue's bedroom halfway to confirm that she was sleeping soundly, they were still uneasy as long as they didn't see her get up.
Now that he saw his daughter jumping around, Song Tianyuan finally felt relieved.
Song Yue's nose felt sore, and she decided that next time she came back, no matter how tired or sleepy she was, she would go to their room first and let them see her come back, otherwise they would not be able to sleep well, which would make her feel uncomfortable too.
Lin Xiaojuan went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast, but she sighed, "It seems we don't have enough ingredients."
Song Yue followed and looked in the refrigerator: "Okay, I'll go to the space and get some out."
After saying this, he disappeared from the spot and reappeared a moment later with several large bags of frozen meat, vegetables, and fruits in his hands.
One round was not enough to fill the refrigerator, so Song Yue took out two and three rounds, and finally filled the refrigerator.
Having enough food is a good thing, but Lin Xiaojuan couldn't help but feel distressed when she saw her taking more and more food: "Are we eating too fast? Or should we save some food?"
For example, it is not impossible to change three meals to two meals.
After the arrival of low temperatures, most residents in the community switched to eating two meals a day. Some who were seriously short of food even only had one meal a day.
The more Lin Xiaojuan thought about it, the more she felt that the three of them were eating too extravagantly, and she decided to change her diet.
Unexpectedly, Song Yue rejected it the next second: "No, I have plenty of space."
"Ah? Really?" Lin Xiaojuan rubbed her hands, still a little unconvinced.
Song Yue nodded: "Really. Every time I enter a dungeon, I always replenish my supplies, from food and clothing to daily necessities and travel supplies."
Since they couldn't enter the space, Song Yue had to use cars as an example: "For example, I have four vehicles in my space: a desert off-road vehicle, a two-person supercar, an 8-seater station wagon, and a reinforced RV. Look, Mom, we really don't lack supplies."
"Let's take a step back and say, even if we finish what we have now, don't we still have the farmland? What about the three big baskets of potatoes I got last time? There should still be a lot left, right?"
Oh! Speaking of potatoes, Lin Xiaojuan reacted: "Oh, look at my memory, I forgot about potatoes! Hey, so if that's the case, we can be completely self-sufficient?"
Song Yue: "Yes."
The seeds were not expensive. Cabbage cost 1 point, potatoes 2 points, and white radish 3 points. How much did that cost? Moreover, one packet of seeds could be sown 3 to 4 times, and each time it matured, you could harvest at least three baskets.
Even if the three of them ate three meals a day, it would take them a week to finish a basket.
So there is no need to worry about food.
"Oh, right, I haven't told you yet." Song Yue remembered and continued, "Not only vegetables, you don't have to save on meat in the future."
"What's the matter?" Lin Xiaojuan tilted her head.
Song Yue then told her and Song Tianyuan about livestock farming.
As she listened, Lin Xiaojuan's eyes widened. "This is incredible! You can actually raise chickens and pigs in this space!"
Now both vegetables and meat are free, aren’t they?
Song Tianyuan was also quite surprised: "I thought having farmland was a big deal, but there's also a livestock farm? That would require a lot of land, right? And chickens and stuff, do I need to buy them with money or use other transactions?"
Compared to Lin Xiaojuan's simple surprise, Song Tianyuan always thinks more deeply.
This has something to do with his personality and profession.
Her father's personality was, to put it nicely, cautious; to put it bluntly, overly conservative. Song Yue remembered that when she was little, her mother-in-law would always tell Lin Xiaojuan about Song Tianyuan's personality, saying that her son was honest and dutiful, and was definitely a good man to live with, and that Lin Xiaojuan, as her daughter-in-law, should cherish him.
My mother-in-law was not wrong.
Song Tianyuan really didn't have any major problems. He didn't smoke or drink, never stayed out all night, and was serious and responsible about his work. He paid all his salary to Lin Xiaojuan every month, and didn't keep a single cent extra.
For people of their generation, Song Tianyuan has indeed done far beyond the passing line.
But advantages can sometimes become disadvantages.
Especially when Song Yue was in elementary and junior high school, Lin Xiaojuan often sighed inwardly because of Song Tianyuan's overly honest character.
More than 20 years ago, City C was like any other city in the country, with slow economic development, low urbanization level, and most people living similar lives.
But since the country came up with the policy, some smart people have started to think about it and are ready to take advantage of the national policy to do something big.
Among them, several of Song Yue's elementary school classmates saw their family's financial conditions soar like rockets because their fathers changed their careers to do business. There were also several neighbors across the street whose families used their money to buy stocks and old houses, and they eventually made a fortune.
Lin Xiaojuan saw this and also started to think about stocks. At that time, she bought 20,000 yuan worth of a certain liquor and 20,000 yuan worth of a certain news without Song Tianyuan's knowledge.
Seeing the stock price rising and the value increasing day by day, Lin Xiaojuan was extremely excited.
As a result, I was so excited that I accidentally let it slip while eating.
Song Tianyuan was so angry at the time that he said Lin Xiaojuan had a problem with her brain and actually believed in such a deceptive trick as stocks. He took out his marriage certificate on the spot and threatened Lin Xiaojuan with divorce, saying that he would divorce her if she didn't sell the stocks within three days.
Lin Xiaojuan was just a woman from an ordinary family. Her only thought in this life was to manage her marriage well, take care of her husband and children. After being scolded by Song Tianyuan, she sold her stocks in tears.
The total net profit was 4,300 yuan.
More than 4,000 yuan was still very valuable in the late 1990s, so Lin Xiaojuan invested the money in Song Yue's education, including the Children's Palace and cram schools. Song Yue remembers that he spent every weekend and winter and summer vacations in elementary school in various classes.
The stock matter ended there. Later, when Song Yue went to college, she heard Lin Xiaojuan mention it once. She said that if she had not sold the stocks that time and added money to them, her family would have had an extra villa by now.
"It's a pity that your father is so stubborn and perverse that I really can't do anything about it." Lin Xiaojuan sighed at that time.
In addition to stocks, the investment in houses also came to nothing due to Song Tianyuan's obstruction.
Song Yue remembered that he was in the sixth grade at that time. He watched his neighbors moving house or buying cars, but his family of four still lived in a house with red bricks and black tiles.
So Mom Lin Xiaojuan couldn't sit still again.
This time she learned her lesson and knew that she could not resist Song Tianyuan by herself, so she persuaded her mother-in-law (her husband's mother) to join in.
Song Yue's mother-in-law, Zhang Tianhui, also wanted to invest in a house. The two hit it off and each pooled some money to buy a small commercial house behind the house.
The price of commercial housing in that era was not high, but for the Song Yue family, who were not wealthy, it was still difficult to buy it in full.
Originally, Lin Xiaojuan had agreed with Zhang Tianhui to pay a part of the down payment and mortgage the rest. However, Zhang Tianhui turned around and told his son Song Tianyuan about this, saying that Lin Xiaojuan planned to buy a house with a mortgage.
Upon hearing this, Song Tianyuan couldn't bear it!
He was the kind of person who would stuff money under his pillow as long as he had it. He didn't even trust banks, so how could he accept a loan? He immediately started arguing with Lin Xiaojuan.
In the end, the outcome of this matter is clear without saying it.
Lin Xiaojuan missed the investment opportunity again.
By the time Song Yue graduated from junior high school, the price of the apartment that Lin Xiaojuan had liked had quadrupled.
Lin Xiaojuan felt so upset at that time, blaming Song Tianyuan for being stupid and making the family miss the opportunity to make money.
It was also at that time that Song Tianyuan vaguely realized that there was something wrong with his actions back then, but he was stubborn and refused to admit it even though he knew he was wrong.
When Song Yue was in high school, Lin Xiaojuan and Song Tianyuan almost got divorced.
Finally, with the persuasion of mother-in-law Zhang Tianhui, the two did not take the final step.
At first, Song Yue only had a vague idea about these things at home, and her understanding was not in-depth. After all, she was fully focused on studying and tutoring at that time. One day after the college entrance examination, Lin Xiaojuan took her aside and began to tell her the story of her family bit by bit. Song Yue then realized that there was a reason why her family was not well off.
Although she felt very sorry, Song Yue never blamed her father.
Her father may not be as educated as other fathers, nor as good at business as other fathers, nor does he pave the way for his children's future like other fathers, but he has also tried his best to give his daughter a warm home within his ability.
Frankly speaking, Song Yue felt that although her family was not rich, and could not even be considered well-off, her childhood was never lacking in happiness.
With her mother's company and her father's teachings, she has basically lived a carefree life all the way.
Even the house for her was prepared.
These are all earned by her parents with their lives, what right does she have to blame her parents for giving birth to her?
Unconsciously, because of Song Tianyuan's words, Song Yue recalled many past events.
Seeing her standing there in silence, Song Tianyuan waved his hand in front of her: "What are you daydreaming about?"
Song Yue came back to her senses. "Oh, you're talking about this, Dad. The livestock farm is 100*100 square meters, a full 10,000 square meters. As for the chickens and pigs, I bought them from the system mall with my points. They're not expensive."
She specifically emphasized "not expensive" to prevent Song Tianyuan from falling into his old habit of being obsessed with money.
Sure enough, after hearing her say it wasn't expensive, Song Tianyuan uttered an "oh" and swallowed the words he was about to remind her. Instead, he said, "It's good that it's not expensive, but you still have to spend it sparingly. Didn't you say that points can only be earned in dungeons? Count them carefully and don't use them all up."
Song Yue smiled and nodded: "Yes, yes, I understand, Dad~"
This day passed calmly.
Over the next few days, nothing unusual happened either in the neighborhood or at home.
Until October 5, suddenly, Song Yue saw that the signal bar of the mobile phone suddenly changed from a dot to a full bar!
Immediately afterwards, all kinds of news and information came pouring in like snowflakes!
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PS: The previous price of potatoes has been changed ~ it does not affect the reading.
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